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Contents

• Offering Agored Cymru provision
• Centre Recognition
  • Centre Recognition
  • Applying for Centre Recognition
  • Confirmation of Centre Recognition
  • Membership of Agored Cymru
• Developing a Framework
  • Using Units & Qualifications
  • Choosing a course title
  • Definition of a unit
  • Submitting a new unit for approval
  • Charges for approval of new units
  • Unit review
• Agored Cymru Qualifications
• Registration of learners and award of achievement
  • Learner Registration
  • Notifying learner achievement
  • Re-issue of Certificates for Centres
• Assessment
  • Why Assess?
  • When to Assess?
  • Who can assess?
  • Forms of Assessment
  • Using reasonable adjustments and special considerations within assessment
  • Documenting Assessment
  • The Verifiers Role in Assessment
  • E-assessment and distance learning
  • Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
• Quality Assurance
  • Internal Verification
  • Approved Internal Verifier Status (AIVS)
  • Direct Claims Status (DCS)
  • External Verification Process
  • Standardisation
  • Annual Quality Review
  • Malpractice
• Customer Service Charter
• Agored Cymru policies and procedures
• Professional Development programme

• Appendix 1: Policies and procedures
  • Access to Fair Assessment Statement
  • Appeals procedure for candidates
  • Complaints Procedure
  • Disability Discrimination Policy
  • Distance assessment policy
  • e-Assessment policy
  • Equal Opportunities and Diversity policy
  • Health and Safety policy
  • Internal Verification policy
  • Malpractice Procedure
  • Plagiarism Policy
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Policy on checking for Criminal Records
  • Recognition of Prior Learning procedure
  • Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults policy
  • Staff induction and training procedures
  • Welsh Language Policy